In May 2006, I launched Seanachie Nights (Seanachie is the Celtic word for storyteller): a monthly series of musical storytelling performances from Celtic and British culture that introduces the old stories - with all their comedy, tragedy, and adventure - to an adult audience.

Seanachie Nights is usually held on every third Monday of the month. Admission: Free ($9 suggested donation). Email Lynne Cullen at thetwacorbies@yahoo.com or call 207-846-1321 for further details.

Monday, February 15, 7-9 pm

Bull Feeney's Irish Pub/Restaurant, 375 Fore Street, Portland, Maine

Solstice Revels!

This show will feature Lynne Cullen and the graduates of her recent storytelling workshop, The Path To Storytelling, telling folktales and fairy tales from around the world. Lynne and her concertina will be on hand to share more strange and marvelous tales and ballads!

Lynne says, "Folktales have as much relevance today as they did a hundred, or a thousand, or ten thousand years ago. Because they are passed on orally, they are always evolving. And they still exist in the form of jokes, urban myths, and conspiracy theories, to name a few."

In 2009, Lynne was awarded a MaineArts Grant to work on her full-length play, 'The Amazing Life And Mysterious End of Ragana: Mistress of Illusion'. Stay tuned!

Monday, March 15, 7-9 pm

Bull Feeney's Irish Pub/Restaurant, 375 Fore Street, Portland, Maine

Saints Alive!

Join Seanachie Nights regulars, Lynne Cullen, Janet Lynch and guests, in a rousing evening of songs, tunes, and tales of Irish saints. From the voyage of Saint Brendan to a hilarious visit to Purgatory; from Saint Patrick's encounter with the Faerie Folk, to Cork's unbeatable Saint Finbar, you will feel like it's Saint Patrick's Day already!

We may even throw in a few Rebel Songs, so come prepared to sing along!

Monday, April 19, 7-9 pm

Bull Feeney's Irish Pub/Restaurant, 375 Fore Street, Portland, Maine

Nanette Perrotte in 'Emily Dickinson - Zero At The Bone'

In this one-woman performance, Nanette Perrotte combines the poetry of Emily Dickinson with powerful, contemporary music. By telling the story of Dickinson's life, and singing her poems re-arranged as pop and jazz songs, Nanette weaves a gripping storyline and channels the spirit and vitality of Dickinson. Emily Dickinson - Zero at the Bone illuminates Dickinson's poetry for audiences of all ages - you will hear her genius in a new way.

Emily Dickinson was one of the greatest American poets. She lived during tumultuous times in America: 1850 to 1880, the period that saw the rise of the women's suffragette movement, transcendentalism, Marx and Darwin, and the cultural earthquake of the American Civil War.

Nanette began her study of music at the age of eleven, with voice lessons in Classical, Broadway, Jazz, Country, and Rock. She has a BA from Berklee College of Music in Boston and a MA Ed. from Lesley University in Cambridge. She works as a performer, composer, and educator. For more information about Nanette, visit www.lumenarts.com.

If you would like to learn how to tell traditional stories then why not sign up for my new workshop! See New Workshop for more information.

If you would like a storytelling performance for your school, organization or event, please see Programs and Workshops for further details.

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